Month: October 2018
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Oct- 2018 -9 OctoberGovernment
Ex-Tesco directors back in court over fraud and profit overstatement
Three former directors of Tesco have been taken back to court for overstating profits and allegations of fraud in 2014.…
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9 OctoberDIY
Ikea fined £100,000 after worker loses part of two fingers
Furniture retailer Ikea has been fined £100,000 after two of an engineer’s fingers were partially amputated during maintenance work on…
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8 OctoberSupermarkets
Tesco to end ‘best before’ dates on fresh produce
Tesco has announced it is to end best before date labels on 116 items as it aims to cut down…
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8 OctoberDIY
B&Q slash 200 management roles to ‘boost shop floor staff numbers’
DIY retailer B&Q has announced proposals to “improve customers’ shopping experience” in stores by moving 1,750 colleagues to shop floor…
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8 OctoberComment
How can boutique window dressing affect in-store visits?
Businesses do some weird and wonderful things to attract people into their store — Zara introduced augmented reality in their…
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8 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Quiz issues profit warning leading to 25% share tumble
Clothing retailer Quiz has released a profit warning, five months after announcing a revenue growth of 30%. Shares in Quiz…
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8 OctoberClothing & Shoes
French Connection considering a potential sale
French Connection has confirmed it is considering the potential sale of the business as it is currently “reviewing all strategic…
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8 OctoberEconomy
Footfall continues to fall in September
Footfall continued on its decline in September, according to the Ipsos Retail Performance Weathermap. All regions saw a year-on-year drop…
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5 OctoberAnalysis
Innovation in retail: who’s your money on?
No business is immune from the potentially fatal consequences of relying on ‘business as usual’. The recent fates of household…
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5 OctoberShopping Centres
Intu deputy chairman considers takeover bid
John Whittaker, the deputy chairman of Intu, is believed to be considering a £2bn deal to take over the shopping…
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